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USS VIRGINIA BASE NEWS CLIPS
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Rising tide: Submarines and the future of undersea warfare
A comprehensive primer on the history of submarine development and possible future advances by David Szondy, July 5, 2017

Submariners in Space!
 
Similarities between navigating deep sea and deep space suggest that divers and submarine sailors would make excellent astronauts.

US Navy Redesigning its Submarines to
Accommodate Women
by Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press, April 19

Ten Things to Know about U.S. Navy Submarines - Published on Navy Live - The Official Blog of the U. S. Navy - on April 11, 2017

LIFE ON A SUB
This is a U. S. Navy web site promoting the U. S. Navy Submarine Service.
Great shipping over information!

Most of us know the story of how U.S. Submariners tapped the soviet's underwater cable...as related in "Blind Man's Bluff"....but it is interesting to see some of the details in this March 30, 2017 Popular Mechanics Magazine article.
In an April 6, 2017 Fox News article Russia unveils Kazan nuclear sub, a powerful new weapon in its naval arsenal.

This is a March 31, 2017 article from the British newspaper "The Sun" about Russia's nuclear submarine buildup.
Massive Corruption Stalls Production of Russian Nuclear Attack Submarines
By Arthur Dominic Villasanta | Mar 26, 2017.

Information and Security Issues Associated with the Loss of the USS THRESHER and USS SCORPION - Received via e-mail on March 2, 2017 with Scorpion acoustical analysis added on October 7, 2017.

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